as aA distributed network designed to store the most important information of human society, in order to reach this ultimate goal, Filecoin still has a long way to go. In the process of realizing this vision, one of the most important things for Filecoin isCreate as many high-quality use cases as possible, thus laying a solid foundation for building a healthy ecosystem.

The reason why Filecoin is very suitable for developing Web2 and Web3 applications is because it has the following four characteristics: "content-addressable storage”、“verifiable storage”、“The Rapid Growth of Decentralized Storage Capacity"as well as"Offers flexible storage options". Next, please analyze these characteristics of Filecoin one by one with Blue Shell Cloud Storage.

content-addressable storage

Based on content addressable storage (content addressable storage), is aA storage method that retrieves data information by content rather than address. When data information is stored in a content-based storage system, a content address (content address) will be generated, which will be permanently connected to the data information itself as a unique identifier. Any changes and modifications to the data will be Make its content address change.

As a content-addressable decentralized storage network built for Web3,Filecoin can ensure that the stored data cannot be tampered with or edited at will, which provides security, immutability, and traceability benefits for building a variety of different Web2 and Web3 use cases.

verifiable storage

Ensuring that data is stored correctly, continuously, and securely is crucial for a storage service.

In the Filecoin network,Storage providers need to continuously submit proofs to the blockchain to ensure the integrity of data storage, proving that the submission failed or was delayed, will triggerslashingthis penalty mechanism. The Filecoin blockchain verifies the network every 24 hours to ensure that data is continuously stored on the network. This verification-related proof can also be bridged to other smart contract systems, making it easier to build related use cases.

This proof and penalty mechanism of Filecoin can ensure that user data is stored in the network accurately, continuously and securely, which goes without saying, is a very important feature to build any Web2 and Web3 use case.

The Rapid Growth of Decentralized Storage Capacity

The storage capacity of the Filecoin network has surpassed 8EiB in just under a year, and it is still growing every day, storage providers from all over the world are takingMore than 1PiB per hour, and continue to add new storage space to the network, Filecoin has become one of the largest decentralized storage networks in the world.

Compared with its huge storage capacity, the actual storage transaction in Filecoin does not take up much space, which means thatThere is a lot of free space in the Filecoin network waiting to be used effectively by various use cases。Developers can maximize the use of these spaces toVery low cost or even zero costTo build Web2 and Web3 applications.

Offers flexible storage options

Filecoin creates a highly competitive market for data storage.Different miners will offer different prices, so there is no fixed price in the network.Since a miner's chance of winning a block reward is proportional to the amount of storage capacity the miner provides to the network, this incentive mechanism allows miners to spontaneously passReduce storage costsway to try to win more transactions, thereby improving their chances of winning block rewards.

Furthermore, storage providers in the Filecoin network come from all over the world,Each storage provider may provide different characteristic services and localized services, allowing users to compare and combine them. Filecoin can provide flexible storage options, which makes it a better storage solution for Web2 and Web3 use cases.

There is no doubt that the above four features will help Filecoin continue to attract more developers to use it to build Web2 and Web3 use cases. With the increase in popularity, storage capacity and the number of use cases, Blue Shell Cloud Storage expects that the future ecology of Filecoin will become Getting healthier.